You’ll want to get all the endings and discover the truth of what went on with Aya’s family and beyond that there are plenty of collectibles to unlock, new side stories to play and achievements to collect. Especially when you factor in the huge amount of replay ability. The game is relatively short, rounding out at about three and a half, to four hours which is not bad considering the games budget price on Steam and Switch. Compared to much bigger games, like ‘The Dark Occult,’ the game never finds itself making the player backtrack for miles, sure they’ve missed out on something. It’s a real testament to the designers having a clear vision of what they want the player to do, but always making the player feel like they figured it out, all by themselves. I rarely, if ever, lost my way as the design of the maps and the signposting of events was handled incredibly well. Likewise, the exploration – which is something I often struggle with – is all landmarked beautifully. They’re challenging but not to the point of frustration. Gameplay is mostly exploration and puzzle solving with no real combat, similar to 3D titles like ‘Remothered’ or even ‘Outlast.’ The puzzles on offer here are really good though. Obviously.Īya has to try and descend into the depths of her fathers research lab while facing off against killer dolls, ghosts, walking corpses and even the Mad Father himself. What’s even scarier than your father finding new love, right before your eyes? That’s right. Aya’s mother passed away, a while back and Aya has been struggling with her father’s burgeoning relationship with his assistant, Maria. ‘Mad Father’ is a top down, 2D survival horror game that stars a young 11 year old girl named Aya, who suspects her father might be up to something in the basement of their mansion/castle.
Well, after 8 years the definitive version of this game, just released on PC and Nintendo Switch and it shows that a good horror game is not only about the engine, but the game design at the core. The game was brought to life by Japanese developer Sen and developed in the WOLF RPG engine, which in most cases, would kind of limit it. It gained moderate success with streamers like Markiplier, which gave it a lot of visibility. But you can quickly return to your original map by retreating from your friends.‘Mad Father’ was originally released way back in 2012 by Miscreant’s Room. You may find the storyline slightly confusing, especially when you play in different dimensions. The punchy musical score and quirky characters never fail to entertain you. There are plenty of chase scenes and jump-scares to make the game frightening. You need to explore different maps and stay away from the demonic characters. You will meet tons of double-faced characters in this game, such as your “protecting” teacher who uses you as a guinea pig, your orphan friends that take you to other dimensions, and The Cheshire Cat, who is a soul-sucking demon. This horror-adventure game is set in an alternate reality where you will find everything unnatural. Honestly, the similarities are so close that sometimes you will feel it’s Undertale and not Alicemare. Although the storyline is different, you will find similarities in the gameplay at every level. Want to play a clone of Undertale? Try Alicemare.